‘The exhibition presents works from the NGV Collection through a tightly defined conceptual lens through more than two hundred motherhood-related works and underscoring the ubiquity of imagery related to pregnancy and childrearing throughout the history of art.’

By Sophie Gerhard and Katharina Prugger

‘There is a sense of movement to the image, as the model appears to be emerging from – or entering into – a dark abyss.’

By Danielle Whitfield and Maggie Finch

‘Hockney has always been fascinated by new technologies and curious about the ways in which they can open up possibilities for art.’

By Dr Petra Kayser

‘Cloak-making is often regarded as one of the most complex and highly valued forms of Māori weaving, requiring deep technical knowledge, patience and’cultural responsibility.’

Sophie Oxenbridge interviews Dr Kirsten Garner Lyttle

‘This shwe jee doe kalaga affords so many insights into late nineteenth-century Burmese society, religious beliefs, politics and craftsmanship.’

By Gill Green

‘Spanning weaving, photography, sculpture, possum-skin cloak-making, moving image, sound and design, the eight new commissions explore non-linear notions of time, honour intergenerational knowledge, and convey embodied and relational understandings of place.’

By Dr Jessica Clark